Alamogordo weather in July

In July, Alamogordo sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 2.6 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Alamogordo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alamogordo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.6 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:10 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
48%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Alamogordo is city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
554/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical July day in Alamogordo reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How July really feels in Alamogordo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alamogordo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 30°0.73.71.510.12.9
Feb55° / 34°0.741.110.84.3
Mar63° / 39°0.63.30.711.76.7
Apr70° / 46°0.31.70.112.88.4
May79° / 54°0.52.4013.78.3
Jun87° / 62°0.63.5014.15.7
Jul87° / 64°2.611.1013.94.9
Aug85° / 63°1.78.3013.25.8
Sep80° / 58°1.14.4012.27.9
Oct71° / 48°0.83.60.111.28.2
Nov59° / 37°0.630.410.35.6
Dec50° / 31°0.94.21.89.92.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37723
47723
57525
67426
77327
87228
97129
107030
117030
126832
136832
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Alamogordo gets around 2.6 in of rain over 11.1 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
426
527
628
728
829
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182162
281172
380182
479192
577203
676213
776213
874224
974224
1073234
1171245
1271245
1370255
1468266
1567276
1666286
1764297
1863307
1962317
2060328
2159338
2257349
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2455369
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26533710
27523810
28523810
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31523810

Wind in July

Winds average 4 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:037:12
214.15:037:12
314.15:047:11
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514.15:047:11
614.15:057:11
714.15:057:11
814.15:067:11
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1014.15:077:11
1114.05:077:10
1214.05:087:10
1314.05:097:10
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1514.05:107:09
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1714.05:117:08
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1913.95:127:07
2013.95:137:07
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2213.95:147:06
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2713.85:177:03
2813.75:187:02
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3113.75:207:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Alamogordo?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Alamogordo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alamogordo in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Alamogordo sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Alamogordo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alamogordo peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alamogordo?

Alamogordo sits at 32.9°N, 106.0°W, 4,341 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Las Cruces, 63 mi away.

Topography around Alamogordo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Alamogordo.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alamogordo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft around an average of 4,360 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,518 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,933 ft.

The land around Alamogordo is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 2 miles, shrubs (37%) and bare terrain (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (32%), shrubs (28%) and bare terrain (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
282 ft
10 miles
5,518 ft
50 miles
7,933 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Las Cruces 63 mi · Sunland Park 85 mi · El Paso 85 mi · Horizon City 85 mi · Ciudad Juárez 86 mi · Socorro 88 mi · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 89 mi · Roswell 90 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alamogordo (32.8995°, -105.9603°, elevation 4,341 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).